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From the employer's careers site First seen 4 Nov 2026

Solutions Engineer

Salary

$218,600 to $286,100 per year

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Description

Our Global Enterprise Team is seeking a Solutions Engineer (SE) to work as a trusted advisor and partner to top Enterprise Organisations.

You will be a member of a customer Account Team in a pre-sales technical role, showcasing Cisco product solutions, setting up demonstrations, explaining features and benefits to customers, and designing and configuring products to meet specific customer needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Collaborating with Account Managers, Product Specialists, and other teams to present solutions and support overall architecture development for global customers
  • Providing solution and architectural perspectives across the Cisco product portfolio
  • Acting in a consultative fashion and becoming a trusted technical advisor for the account team and customers
  • Keeping up-to-date on Cisco innovations and relevant competitors' solutions, products, and services
  • Assisting with the development and execution of formal sales plans and requests for proposals (RFP) for assigned accounts

To be successful in this role, you should have:

  • 7+ years of related experience in technical sales, pre-sales, or client-facing consulting roles
  • Knowledge of baseline SE/SA skills and in-depth knowledge in at least one adjacent technology, including Enterprise Networking, Data Center, Collaboration, Cybersecurity, or Route/Switch/Wireless
  • Expertise in Cisco solutions, competitors, and associated technologies in the overall IT market
  • Excellent technical consulting skills, including the ability to define trade-offs, ask probing questions, and incorporate Cisco solutions into a broader technology environment

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability coverage
  • Basic life insurance
  • Paid time away, including 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

The starting salary range for this position is $218,600.00 to $286,100.00, reflecting the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations.

Skills

Required

  • Cisco product experience
  • Enterprise Networking
  • Data Center
  • Collaboration
  • Cybersecurity
  • Route/Switch/Wireless
  • Technical sales
  • Pre-sales
  • Client-facing consulting

Nice to have

  • AI infrastructure
  • IT use cases
  • Cisco technologies
  • Switching
  • Wireless
  • Routing
  • Data centers
  • Security

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